Business people from Taiwan take active part in CIFIT

Business people from Taiwan have been taking an active part in the China International Fair for Investment & Trade (CIFIT) which is held annually in Xiamen, southeastern China's Fujian province.

July 22, 2021

China urges tracing COVID-19 origin in multiple countries

China hopes that the World Health Organization will genuinely treat the COVID-19 origin-tracing work as a scientific issue, get rid of political interference, and actively and prudently promote the tracing work to be carried out continuously in multiple countries and regions around the globe, said a senior official of the National Health Commission (NHC) on Thursday.

July 23, 2021

China maintains steady population growth over past decade

China's population has grown steadily over the last decade and demonstrated a changing demographic landscape, an official from the National Development and Reform Commission said at a press conference on Wednesday.

July 22, 2021

China's three-year preschool education enrolment rate exceeds 85%

The gross enrolment rate of three-year preschool education among children of the right age in China had reached 85.2 percent as of 2020, an education official said Wednesday.

July 22, 2021

Three-child policy to unleash childbirth potential

China has adopted a decision that allows couples to have three children, together with a slew of supporting measures for its implementation, with the aim of optimizing the country's demographic structure and achieving long-term and balanced population development.

July 22, 2021

Official: China sees higher-quality labor over past two decades

China has seen higher-quality labor over the past 20 years as its population with college degrees rose from 46 million in 2000 to 218 million in 2020 according to the censuses, an official from the National Health Commission said at a press conference on Wednesday.

July 21, 2021

Shanghai gets policy boost to promote int'l RMB use

Chinese monetary authorities will support Shanghai to take a lead in the free use of renminbi and explore free capital inflow and outflow and free currency exchange in Shanghai's Lingang Special Area, a central bank official said on Tuesday.

July 21, 2021

China to hold int'l investment fair in September

The 2021 China International Fair for Investment & Trade (CIFIT) will be held from Sept. 8 to 11 in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province, an official said Tuesday.

July 21, 2021

Shanghai's Pudong to take lead in China's socialist modernization: Officials

The Pudong New Area in Shanghai will play a leading role in China's new journey to fully build a modern socialist country in a number of areas, central and local officials said Tuesday.

July 21, 2021

21st CIFIT to be held in Xiamen from Sept. 8-11

The 21st China International Fair for Investment & Trade (CIFIT) will be held in Xiamen, southeastern China's Fujian province, from Sept. 8 to 11, according to a press conference on Tuesday.

July 20, 2021

China's central SOEs post steady investment growth in H1

Fixed-asset investment by China's centrally-administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) rose 10.5 percent year on year to 1.1 trillion yuan (about 170 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2021, official data showed.

July 19, 2021

China reaches 5B doses in annual COVID-19 vaccine capacity

China's annual production capacity for COVID-19 vaccines has reached 5 billion doses as of July, said the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).

July 16, 2021

China confident to meet consumer inflation target for 2021

China's inflationary pressure is mild and the country can meet its consumer inflation target of around 3 percent for the year, an official with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Thursday.

July 16, 2021

China's GDP grows 12.7% in H1

China's gross domestic product (GDP) reached 53.2 trillion yuan (US$8.2 trillion) in the first half of 2021, expanding 12.7% year on year, according to data released Thursday by the National Bureau of Statistics.

July 15, 2021

China's retail sales up 23 pct in H1

China's consumption further recovered in the first half (H1) of this year as domestic demand firmed up, official data showed Thursday.

July 15, 2021

China's housing market remains stable in June

China's housing market remained stable in June as home prices in 70 major cities reported slight increases amid government efforts to curb speculation and forestall financial risks.

July 15, 2021

China's industrial output up 15.9% in H1

China's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, went up 15.9 percent year on year in the first half of this year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Thursday.

July 15, 2021

China's GDP expands 12.7% in H1

China's gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 12.7 percent year on year in the first half of 2021 as recovery continues to firm, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Thursday.

July 15, 2021

Nation set to launch online carbon trade

​In a move to further tap the potential of market mechanisms in promoting low-carbon transformation, China's national carbon market will launch online trading this month, Zhao Yingmin, vice-minister of ecology and environment, said on Wednesday.

July 15, 2021

Banking sector serves the real economy well

The first-half performance of China's banking and insurance sectors confirms that they have continuously improved the quality and efficiency of their financial services in order to better serve the real economy, said regulatory officials on Wednesday.

July 15, 2021